Hi there, I’m bored. I bet you can’t guess where I am. No really, guess. Oh, come on, one little guess.
FUCKING MAKE A GUESS, NOW!
Oh, I’m so sorry! Some pent-up energy must have escaped my tender motherly heart. Here’s a hint – it’s the same place as yesterday and the day before and the day before and the day before, infinitely and forever.
My bed.
But not for the reasons you might think. Nope, nosirreebob. You see, I’ve been given the go-ahead regarding the baby. “Things look perfect! No more bed rest for you!” “Please run through the hills singing at the top of your lungs!” “Wrestle an alligator with all of your might!”
Well, maybe I can’t RUN through the hills, but I could take a nice leisurely walk if I felt the need. But nope, I’m stuck in bed with this crappy cold that has lasted for 5 DAYS and I can’t seem to get rid of it. AND I’M GOING CRAZY. You’ve read about my colds or “pinto bean syndromes” before…they last for 36 hours, tops. 36 HOURS. NOT 879,000 HOURS, PEEPS!
***ANN CURRY UPDATE***
It seems Ann has brushed her hair today! Holy shit! She must have gotten my memo!
***ANN CURRY UPDATE***
Anyway, I’m bored and learning through my detailed “colds and pregnancy” google searches that it takes much longer for colds to work their course in pregnant women. So I just will have to wait it out. Bored. And bored. Did I mention I was bored?
Thank God for my wireless laptop. At least I can sit in my bed and fill my brain with frightening pregnancy stories from TLC online and Babycenter. Awesome.
WAIT! I know what I want to do. You know how last week was De-Lurking Week? And I didn’t ask ANYONE to de-lurk because I’m cool like that? Well honestly, I didn’t because I wasn’t sure anyone would actually do it, and My Ego! My Fragile Ego! Well, how about if all of you fabulous people leave me a comment today? Today would be PERFECT, considering I am going to refresh my comments page every 6.5 seconds until I go to sleep tonight.
Oh, come on! Don’t you want to make a sick, bed-ridden pregnant woman’s heart beam with pride and true happiness?
*courtesy of papernapkin
UPDATE:
How about you de-lurk to tell me if you think I am having a boy or girl. I’m very curious.
Lurker from SAJ. I vote Girl!
Definitely a boy. Unless, of course, it’s a wee baby girl. Feel better soon.
I am a lurker. I admit it.
I think your having a girl.
Hope you are feeling better today and found a way to overcome your boredom. I vote girl! Have fun trying to figure it out :)
De-lurking myself. I’m going with girl. When do you find out these things? Or are you even finding out? Some a-holes don’t find out – being all “old fashioned”. But, if that’s you, you’re not an a-hole.
Sarcomical pointed me in your direction and I’ve been reading ever since. Hello!
Plus, it’s totally a girl.
Hope you’re feeling better. I had “pinto bean syndrome” pretty much throughout my pregnancy. What’s a girl to do but put her feet up, and watch lots and lots of TV.
Boy or girl, it doesn’t matter when you have a nickname like whoorlito.
P.S. Your a fun read! I have officially delurked.
I’m a former California girl too – transplanted to the frozen tundra of the upper midwest… you wanna talk about bored…? Just surfed here from SAJ (which I see must be the thing to do), I hope you feel better physically, and I hope all the comments give your spirits a lift too!
58 comments…that is quite a successful De-Lurk.
I am proud to be 59!
For the record…Girl. I think you are having a girl.
Good luck and cheer up!
i’ve been reading you for a while now.. not sure if i’ve ever commented before but i probably haven’t.. i think i found you through SAJ.
i had a cold while pregnant once. the internet told me to eat raw garlic and cayenne pepper.
if the internet tells you to do that … i wouldn’t listen.
get well soon!
Calling all pregnant and former-pregnant ladies.
Did your doctor tell you it was OK to take anti-histamines? And if so, which ones?
Don’t worry, I’m going to talk to my doctor, but I just was curious….
Former pregnant lady here: my doctor gave me the thumbs-up for Claritin and I *think* I remember she said I could take Sudafed? (that last part could be wishful thinking)
Congrats on being given the green light RE the bedrest thing! One of my best friends was on bedrest with her first child…the kind of bedrest where you have to lay flat on your back for 23-1/2 hours a day. What a fucking pain in the ass!!! I felt so bad for her….she couldnt even sit up to read a book…she had to hold it over her head. And. AND! The worst thing…they didnt have cable TV!!!!! EEEEEKKKK!!!
Now she’s pregnant with baby #2 (aka “the spare”), and they did a cerclage on her so now she is only on level 2 bedrest, which means she can walk around, sit normally, even drive to the store.
By the way, I think it will be a boy.
DE-LURKED!
Technically I’m not a lurker, I think. I just hope you’re feeling better.
And I think you are having a girl. But I’ve got to warn you, I thought I was having a girl. YET I had a boy. So now that I think about it, you will probably have a boy.
Confused yet?
My midwife says no on antihistamines, but most OBs say yes. The argument against (I think) is that any drug you ingest (antihistamines, caffeine, etc.) goes undiluted to the baby and what is a small dose for you is a lot for a seven ounce baby. It seems to me that it’s just a matter of deciding what’s better for you – if your allergies are stopping you from functioning, you should probably take something.
De-lurking from COLORADO.
I hope it’s a girl. The world needs more women.
Hi there. Found you through SAJ months ago and check in often!
Hmm…well, a girl would be lovely, but since you are friends with Brenda, a boy would round it out nicely.
Hope you feel better soon.